Wednesday, January 09, 2008

Who Pays What?

From the November-December 2007 American.com, this little nugget of information that counters the Liberal Myth Lie:

The latest data show that a big portion of the federal income tax burden is shouldered by a small group of the very richest Americans. The wealthiest 1 percent of the population earn 19 per­cent of the income but pay 37 percent of the income tax. The top 10 percent pay 68 percent of the tab. Meanwhile, the bottom 50 percent—those below the median income level—now earn 13 percent of the income but pay just 3 percent of the taxes.

And:

There was more investment, more hiring by businesses, and a stronger stock market. When we compare the taxes paid under the old system with those paid after the Bush tax cuts, the rich are now actually paying a higher proportion of income taxes. The latest IRS data show an increase of more than $100 billion in tax payments from the wealthy by 2005 alone. The number of tax filers who claimed taxable income of more than $1 million increased from approximately 180,000 in 2003 to over 300,000 in 2005. The total taxes paid by these millionaire households rose by about 80 percent in two years, from $132 billion to $236 billion.

But - but - but - the Left tells us the rich are able to "cheat" on their taxes and never pay anything. How can this be? It's simple, the Left is lying. Again. Still.

Why does the Left lie so much and so often? It is all they know; they have to, because they don't have facts on their side.